Relief applications will open Monday, May 3, 2021: Resouces from the Independent Restaurant Coalition

27 April 2021 – Independent Restaurant Associaton:

Today, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications will open at 12pm ET on Monday, May 3, 2021. To prepare to apply, please visit restaurants.sba.gov this Friday, April 30th after 9am ET to create your account. We encourage you to register on Friday and submit your application on Monday.

The portal website will be restaurants.sba.gov. We suggest bookmarking this page now for use on Friday and Monday.

Visit the SBA’s informational page at SBA.gov/restaurants, utilize our resources at saverestaurants.com/resources, and attend one of our round tables this week to get your questions answered. Anyone interested in learning more about accessing a grant can register for one of these discussions:

• April 27th
  • 3:30pm ET: IRC x Open Table
• April 28th
  • 12pm ET: IRC x Massachusetts Restaurants United
  • 3:30pm ET: IRC x James Beard Foundation
• April 29th
  • 12pm ET: IRC x FoodLab Detroit
  • 3:30pm ET: IRC x United States Bartenders’ Guild x New York Hospitality Coalition x Main Street America

If needed, you can reach out to the SBA for assistance preparing your application. Call center support is available at 1-844-279-8898 (hours: Monday-Friday 8am-8pm ET), the SBA knowledge base is linked here, and you can also contact your local SBA District Office.

To learn more and a sample application, visit www.saverestaurants.com.